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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17

way Of explanation. we would ike to
state that the rage doesn't come in
until you find the novelty wearing Of
In spots after exactly one weeks ser
vice Washington Critic.
Somebody SAYS that an African
belle dresses her hair only ouce in four
months. As it is probably ell her own.
Of course she san do as she likes with
IL. but il is different with the bellies Of
the more civilized nations -Lorelt Cst-
izeh
Some curious results produced BY
exploding marked blocks Of gun-cotton
on Fat plates Of wrought iron have
been described BY Mr.. C. E Monroe.
The gun-cotton blocks were placed
with the lettered side down. and the
letters stamped in relief appeared in
relief on the iron after explosion, while,
on the other hand. the letters depressed
ia the gun-cOtton were also depressed
on the iron plate.-ArkaASd, TTarsler.
When you would wish 70 make a
man feel really happy. my son. praise
him for some quality which he does not
possess. We have seen the face Of q
strictly moral man glow with unaccus-
toned pride upon being accused Of .
wickedness which he never 50 much as
dreamed Of. and we have known q
bad man made happy. Just before cleo
ton, by being spoken Of as the epitome
# all the human virtues II you
would mako friends, compliment per-
sons for what they are notnOs for what
they are.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
AN EXTINCT BIRD.
Hou the Onos Num-rous Great Aux Fhmil!
Wng Enrersn mated.

HcW the Oncs Numrrous Great Aux Family
Was EEterminatsd.
Sixty or seventy years ago the birds
we're exceedingly common along the
northern coast, coming as far south As
Nahant But warfare was commenced
lpon them. and. though it hardly
-eems possible. their determination is
doubtless complete; the last living bird
having been killed in 1874, on a group
Il islands called Funglasker. OF the
-outhWest coast Of Iceland.
In the last century. these birds.
which wsce large, handsome and strik-
ing in appearance, were common At
he Fare Islands; and. as they were
found % be good eating, they were
slaughtered BY the boat-lOad. not only
i9r Immediate use, but to be dried and
preserved. They were finally driven
70 q des0lste rock that was considered
inaccessible; but one calm day a
EarOese vessel succeeded in making ;
landing, and the crew destroyed nearly
the entire rOokery. A few birds es-
capped to sea and returned after the de-
parture Of the men. and for a time were
safe. Then. as il nature herself were
in league against them. the rOaAie ~
years later was engulfed BY stns :
rine eruption. 49,
The few remaining great auks now
assembled and formed a rookery on a
rock called Rldsy. where, for fourtssa
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN.
nlsoomforts Experienced BY Tourists Round
for P0pooatepstI's Summit.

nlsoomforts Experienced BY Tourists Round
for POpoeatepsti's Summit.
The effects If the rarity Of the atmos-
pLere were felt as soon a the start was
made. and it Was impossible to proceed
more than few yards without stopping
to take breath. The ascent was made
in zig-zags, and naturally a rest was
taken at the end Of each direct line.
At tbs start. to climb for eight minutes
and rest five was considered making
very good time. It was not long be-
fore rest Of eight minutes was re-
quired for every four Of climbing. and
after half the ascent was made we
rested more frequently and without
exertinC ourselves TO sit down. We
thrust our staves into the snow and
leaned our heads upon them. Drowsi-
ness overlook Us, and progress became
mechanical. We moved only as spurred
on BY our ever-watchful guides. II
left to ourselves we would have fallen
asleep. Our hearts beat with fearful
IA, ,idity and the breath became shorter
and shurter. Ringing sensations in the
head like those produced by large
doses of quinine were experienced.
The most acute pains shot through the
skull. Conversation was suspended.
except among the guides. and their
voices fell on our ears as if coming
from q great distance. It was impos-
ible to tell what progress was being
made, for the top and bottom seemed
equidistant all the way up. We barely
escaped the most severe experience
likely to occur to those who reach that
high elevation: bleeding at the nose,
mouth and ears. Il would have been the
signal that We had gone too far. that
heart and lungs refused to submit
further. and we should have placed
ourselves in the hands Of our guides to
be carried back to Tlamacas.
Our physical endurance was stretched
almost TO its limit by the time the head
guide shouted. Here we are! Srell the
sulphur The Whit Of salphurous
smoke which greeted our nostrils. tell
ing that our task was nearly completed
and rest was at hand. acted like power
full stimulant. We awoke for q Tnal
effort, pressed on. and rested not until
We stood breathless upon the summit
Of PopocatepeiL-ATthEr HOUITi Noli,
50 american Magazine.
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for the woods. but Sid O. that he seq
10 Liz, ser he: shell try him one,
LizP an Liz she scA. SEE she; Pitch
in. Jack. I'll hold yer hat.
'Weil. par stood a-grinnin' wher
Jack gave a jump an a yell an rm
blamed If he didn't knock par a rod al
the first lick. an he hsdn't hardly
erawied - his feet when Jack give i'm
another crack that sent i'm fit inter a
big tub o ruinwater kerswash. Then
JOCK grabbed him bY the heslz an
iprked him 20 his feet an clapled his
jaws 'tiil Liz an me nearly died a-iai-
I'M, an We jest come nigh splittin' our
sides. when Jack tripped par up the
aeatest yeou ever see in your life. an
grabbed i'm by the heels an drug i'm
three times round the house, and then
flung him over a ten-rail fence into
hog waller. Loriyl how Liz an me
did Lam
Then Jack he comes an sets down
tOsparkin Liz as kan an as cool as
cOwcumber, an byIneby par he crawls
out an sneaks round back O. the
house an sticks bis head round n cor
ner an seq. kind o. feeble-like, SCI ~.
"'Heou can hev her. Jack
BLAMED If it want nufT D make .
dog laff - Til BITS.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
TRuFELE HuNTINo.

How Does and Hogs Are Employed On
Gathering the delicious Tidbit.
Italy is the home Of the trufie-hunter
and the trufie-dug. Most people have
,een, il not tasted. truffle. In shape
it is more or less spherical. sometimes
studded over with warty protuberanees,
sometimes smooth. Its size varies
greatly. In England it is seldom
greater than a large hens egg or a
mOderate-sized apple. but on the CONT
nent It is often found much larger. In
color also il is variable, The common
est kind Is the white. which has q
coarse flavor and is but little esteemed.
This is probably the sort with which
the sncients were acquainted.
A red or purple variety Is also
found. but is rather rare. The black
is the best known. and is generally
considered to have the most delicate
flavor.
Tie geographical distribution Of the
trufle IS wide. Il extends over most
Of Europe and parts Of Asia, even 50 far
ss japan and the East Indies. In Eng
land it is found in most of the southern
and midland counties. and probably
could be procured all over the king
dom, but the regular trufile-hunting Is
carried on only in Hampshire. Wilt.
shire and Kent In some parts Of Som
ersetshire another fungus Of an entire
" different species. and only resem-
bling the trufie in being subterran-
eous, is sold under the name Of Bath
Trufle."
Since its growth is entirely subter.
raneous. without any shoots or othei
signs 81 its presence above ground. the
hunters resort TO a peculiar method to
obtain il Some animals, notable the
dog and the pig. which possess a deli
cate sense Of smell. have also a strong
liking for the trufRe, which is turned TO
account
In England and some parts Of France
and Italy. dogs are employed in the
search. small white woOlly dog being
specially trained for the purpose. The
English dogs are inferior in skill 70
those used in Italy. where they are
often trained 50 well that the hunter
can send his animals out. even a. night,
without troubling 70 follow them. and
yet be sure that they viii bung back
all they End, without tasting them
But in England a close watch has to be
kept on the dogs, or they viii devoui
the dainty as soon as It is unearthed.
An Italian writer. Vittadini. tells Of
some dogs Ia his possession which be
had trained to such perfection, that 4
ne wanted a supply Of any particulaI
variety, be bad only 70 give them one
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17

sW Engiano STATES held IL per cent
% The whole. the Middle States 81 Per
sent. the Western States Is per cent.
and the Southern States 8 per cent
"A mdn, apparently In perfect
health. was attacked with a sudden dis
position 70 destroy. lie tock up "a stick.
aud. without discrimination, broke
everything that presented itself before
him. After a short time he Gained
Town and appearrd to be restored 10
himself He knew nothing Of what he
had done. aud bCsame much ir-itated
when shown the remnants Of tie shat
cred articles. BE was again seized
ith the same frenzy and committed a
murder Chicago Ne'Cs.
a collection Of the bright-plum-
aged birds found on Grand Isle. Louisi.
ana. has been made BY 3 young lady Of
that place. The theory is that these
birds have been blown oct into the Gulf
Turing gales and driven upon the ousi-
ans shore. A box containing f9Urreen
specimens, which were trapped and
prepared for mounting by this Joung
lady, revealed. when opened. 8 most
gorgeous spectacle. the colors ranging
rom the brightest scarieV-a scarlet
beside which that Of the cardinal or
red bird seems quite dull-dowu 10 the
palest Of pinks and blues. Some Of
the specimens we're Of the lOveliest
shades Of yellow.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
ORIENTAL HARsMs.
LIbsrtles Enjoyed By Turkish uomeu
II-r-r E.rn.tL.n .L.lnrn

LIbsrtles Enloyed By Turklsh " Omen and
Their Egyptian sisters
In naay respects the harems Of Con-
stantieup.e are allowed greater liberty
than those Of Egypt and Persia. The
ladies ~ Slamboui are much addicted
% walking. whereas those Of Cairo ART
never sen IN the streets on foot Al
the Sweet Waters the hsrrms stra,
over the meadows or picnic on the
banks Of the Kiaght Khaneh stream.
with the fresh air blowing round them.
The Egyptian DANES. however car
never stir except in thcir carriages. and
can o1ly view the world and their
neighiars from the windows Of o
br1u cham. The Bezest1n 81 St3mbOul
j. daily honorei by great ladies who
think no evil Of riding in the public
tran-cars between Galata and Pera;
but an Egyptian harem who attempted
b. mix with the crowd In such pro-
miscuous fashion would be- promptly
banned. In other ways. however e.
pecis.ly since the days OF I-mlil P i,ha,
the halem uf Cair, hls opened its eyes
Suns der5blv o. what goes on beyond
It's proper ken. Tho wives and families
% foreign residents and travellers put
,, WI the various high harems on
thr.r visiting lists, and the bi-w ekly
prpmeuading IN the Shnuhra and Ge-
Eireh avenues give the yelled ones an
opportunity Of seeing in the 5. sh the
persnnHCes uf whom they ar -erpetu-
ally hearing stories and anccdotes. Il
also gives the men n chance OF having
this aud that hl1uem pointed ont 70
them as they whirl past in their neat
little csrriag es till each gets 70 know
the other by sight at least tol5rably
we'll The opera and the afternoon
proI--7aie are the chief eyCitements
Of Egyptian hsrem life. The Cairo
Opera House. built BY the late Khe-
dive in a style commensurate with the
lavish disregard 81 expense which
marked his reign. is fitted with = dozen
Sboxes on the second tier. whose fronts
are framed with a gauzy screen en-
abling the occupants 20 watch the play
and the house. and supposed to prevent
ths house from watching them The
sparkling Of bright eyes and diamonds
are nevertheless apt 70 attract discreet
attention, and powerful glass nearly
anr''"ates the screen, 50 that the
bea~,-ss in reality come not only TO
see. but to be seen, like their Western
sisters round them. A separate en-
trance leads up to the hsrsm boxes.
ed after the fall Of the curtain the
tNm don their habarahs aud steal
at 70 their carriages by a back way.
wne7e it is whispered that mary q
note and bonbonniere swat them OF
theii passage. -Safurdsy Regiet0.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
Beware OF Old Corks.

at Is strange" said physician tht
other day, "that in spite OF the great
interest taken nowadays in the purity
Of food and drink. no one has called
attention to an abuse that is as dan
gerous as it is dirty. refe:: TO III,
secondhand cork business. Every ID
telligent person. every psPer and the
board Of health should protest Egainsl
IL Their use should be prohibited I'm.
der all circumstances COrks once
used arr not tt to cut-dOwn, blcschci
or pressed and used a second time
They may be ever so we'll cleaned, the
fermenting vegetations that get into
the cracks and internal assures, com
municate decay. disease and death &c
LIQUIDS thew are used 70 preserve.
Corks that lie around for weeks among
the filth and dirt Of bar-rooms can re:
be purified. There are several firms
in this city that do an extensive bust
ness among bottlers Of light wines
Weiss-beer brewers, sauce and patent
medicine manufacturers in these
secondhand cOrks, and the business
should be suppressed. ~ T. Maj
ahd Express.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.


Let honor be to Us IS strong sn
Obligation as necessity is TO others. -
PliHy.
Nature is frank and will allow no
man 70 abuse himself without giving
him q hint Of IT,
"A feud is about the most unproht-
able thing any community ever iu-
dulged in.-J1cts0BUiils TINES Union.
The biggest SpOnges In the world
are found occupying thrones and free
lunch tables. -TeLdS Siftinqs
Science weeps over the bug that Is
never hstched IS theloTsr mourns over
the letter that never cams.-M o. Pic
ayUHs.
Il have learned to seek my hAppi-
ness BY limiting my desires, rather than
In attempting to sstisfy them. John
Stuart Mil
No. my son. mouse does not grow
into a rat any more than = dude ever
becomes q man. Quite different race
in either case. -Bgstoa Transcript
What Is the difference between Q
fool and a wise mani The fool is ignor-
ant and don't know it; the wise man is
ignorant and does know IL
The price Of monkeys to go with
Orgau-grinders Is higher than for years
before. The attempt to work in dudes
was failure. They didn't know enough
Detroit Free Press
The man who borrows IS from you
and neglects 70 return il is often thought
70 have = poor memory. when. in fact,
the man Is poor and not the memory
T0nkers Salesman.
Il consider that you kan tegL'he .dt-
ference between well az Perlit&
BY the way they quarrslat makes q wor
the former always grow more, AID ~
after less. perlite.
What makes . woman lsughF'
asks an exchange. We don't know, I'M
less It Is that her next door neighbOr has
said something mean about the people
scr0ss the street.-The EGrh.
This world, ny son. u not without
lIs trials and tribulstions, but there ls
70 necessity Of your being utterly dis
hoartensd. so long as you have only
others misfortunes 10 feel and others
toOlishnsss 70 criticiss-BoStoB Thas-
script
Novelty goods-an the rsgs."
sdFsrtisss an PAtoWn tailor, snd. b.
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A LOST ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Days When Letters Were worth wstchlnr
For aud " orth Having.

Days When letter. Were worth Wstehlnr
For aud " Orth Having.
Cheap postage. postal cards and the
telegraph have almost crowded letter
writing into q place among the lost
arts. When it cost twenty-five cents
20 send a communication to r distant
relative or friend il was a matter OF
some consequence TO get ones moneys
worth. Letters were days in prepare
ton, and the writer was careful to omit
no detail. This was especially true of
family correspondence. Letters re-
ceived in those dayswcre worth watch
ing for and worth having They were
descriptive Of what the author had seen
and heard. contained a message 10 each
member Of the family, and were laid
aside for a second and third perusal.
The husband ard father vino goes
away from home nowadays telegraphs
bis safe arrival at his destination in ten
words. sends a postal card TO the same
effect, or Rt most writes a letter Of e
dozen lines. knowing that IL any thing
"a AAAA lipA lfAAaNe AAtiF iN-A7 Lhe NNltL1 VIII
carry the news or an hour will suffice
for a telegram. The days Of long
letters are over A single sheet
of note paper is enough to contain
the average business. friendly or famil,
communication. Years ago the CORES
Pondence Of bright and able men was
worth publishing for the descriptions
aud opinions il contained. Volumes OF
letters have been printed. and excellent
reading they made. But the CORES
pOndence of prominent and busy men
Of to-day. even to their wives and fam
lilies, would be largely taken up with |
dates and signatures. That is the ten
dency Of the times. Reduced postal |
rates might increase the number Of let. |
ters written. but it would not make |
them longer or more readable. The
change is only one Of the suggestions
instigatod by the treasury surplus, and |
it may be years before it gets further
than n suggestion Utica Press.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17

70 smell, and they would search fo'
that kind only.
As rule the dogs hunt in couples.
Sometimes the hunter is furnished
with stout ash stick. tipped at one
extremity with iron to the depth 81
about three inches This is used foi
digging up the truflie.
In parts Of France ard Italy. instead
Of dogs. a pig is us,.d. The kind
known rs the Perigord pig Is thought
70 be the most expert This animal
also is susceptible % a certain amount
Of training las soon as the pig has
disinterred the trufIle. says Figuier.
lit remains for few moments nluticn-
less like a pointer; but il it is kept
waiting too long. its gluttony IRE
quently gets the better Of its training"
According TO the same authority. 9
trufie pig. well taught. is worth about
Two hundred francs.-Leisure Hour.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
CHINESE AILMENTS.
Dvspsp,ln the Most PrsVsIeut IN the Lot
Tae 81 IHIuanana

DVspsp,ln the Most PrsvaIeut IN the Lona
Lat % Diseases.
Medicsl work in the capital Of China
Hoes not differ very much from the or
binary run Of practice In any large city
Of the United States. Owing to the
healthfulness Of the climate the na-
lives. as a rule, enjoy very good health.
By far the most frequent cases that
come to the dispenssry are those re-
Iating 10 the digestive tract. One who
has ever seen the Chinese eat will not
VOnder at this A bowl Of food Is
placed under the chin and the contents
scooped into the mouth with most as
tonishing rapidity. The process is re-
neated until bowlful after bowlful has
disappeared. the only limit As TO guam
tity seemingly being the amount which
can be got hold Of
The poorer classes depend chiefly on
rice for food, getting the necessary
nitrOgeuOus elements not from meat,
but from a c-rl made from beans. On
his simple diet it is astonishing what
an amount Of work a coolie will do.
Hence, both rapidly Of eating and
he quantity consumed tend TO produce
all the forms of distress after meals.
hat are classed under the head Of
dyspepsia In fact the Chinamsn
whose "heart's-mouth has never
panied is seldom to be met with. This
''hearts mouth is favorite locality
with the Chinese as a seat Of disease.
The native doctors know nothing Of
he dissection OF the human body. and
their notion Of its construction and
operations is based chiefly on the i'm
agination. To the Chinese anatomist
everything below the skin Is terra
incognita." The brain he puts 10 the
stomach. the scat Of courage is in the
liver. the bladder communicates di-
rectly with the mouth by a tube into
which all liquids swallowed End their
their way. while a hole in the heart has
some mysterious relations with the
stomach. and to this orifice is ascribed
much Of the pain consequent on indi-
gestion.
IN this connection must not fail 70
speak Of worms" This is not an at
tractive subject to the general reader.
but an important one TO study up for
any one expecting to practice medicine
in China. The native. be he rich or
poor, young OF old. who does not har-
Dor specimens Of the tRuia or bumbri-
codes would. If the facts were known,
be q living curiosity to his ssionished
counlrymen. There is also great deal
of dysentery In summer. mainly due 10
hating unripe fruit
The other day & neighbor came in
and got some medicine for his wife,
who had had this trouble for several
days told him not to allow his bet
ter half to eat any fruit and he
promised to pay attention 70 this-to
him--unnecessary restriction. After q
day or so the man came in sgain, and
complained that the patient was not
any better. He said she had been very
careful Of her diet. and had eaten moth
ing but Observation-Disclosures Mission
arg Record
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-17
MUSCLE IN oouRTsHrP.
Mrs. Parton Tell, How jack GIuyash wou
Her Daughter la

MA Parton Tells How jack Ginyash wen
Her Daughter Jla.
"He, bel" cackled old Mrs. Paxton
e. she took her snuff stick out Of her
mouth and leaned back in a chair. He,
he. hei yeou didn't know our Liz was
g6in' 70 marry Jack Gillyfsh, did
Fg0ui
s'Lordy, nor SAYS Mrs Jones. 81
heeru as how your man lowed that
Jack was too meachin' an hadn't grit
nuI L. suit him nor Liz
"Hs, he he!' rrared Mrs. Paxton.
That's whar the l:.f comes in. The
ole man DID think 81, but he's sorter
changed his mind. Yeou see. Jacks
been so blamed spoony and mushey
round Liz. an actin so like q sick
calf. par didn't like il he said IS
how no Teller with bit o grit or sand
Ia i'm would make SIGH q derned fool
o. hissrlf. An be said as how he was
grin t. put Jack 10 test an lick i'm
an shame i'm right Tore Liz an make
her sick ca TELLER that hadn't no grit
In I'm.
80 las night, when Jack and Liz
WIS spoonin' round on the kitching
dGor-steps, par he steps up an rolls up
his sleeves an BE- SCI. seq he:
'''Lookeo here. Jack. onless I'm
mighty mistaken. veou amt the sort Of
chan wants fer a s1n-in-law. nor one
Liz wants for a man. But kinder
like you. Jack. an I'll give a faireT
shown ] would mo- airy one else; 50
e yOu kin lick me me holdin' one
hand ahind ms back, yeou kin 60 on
with your sparkin', but il yeou eoyat,
blamed Il / don't trounce yeou good
with one hand an boot yeou oifn the
place into the bargain. Sba'n't L
LAP
''Well. Liz she kinder snickered into
her Rpern an seq;
"'Yes yeou kin. par Jaek be got
red e ere an ! ;hought he'd light out